Quote Originally Posted by Vegeta76 View Post
Yeah, I'll definitely agree with you on FFVIII having a pretty lousy main villain. That's probably my least favorite thing regarding the game's story. As for the unanswered questions, I didn't mind them too much, as there's enough hinted through subtext to allow players to draw their own conclusions. In a lot of ways it reminds me of the "LOST" of Final Fantasy games, where for every answer there sprouts up at least two more questions, haha. Being a Lost fan might explain why I'm also a fan of VIII.

Also, have you ever heard of the Squall is dead theory? While I don't agree 100% with the author's observations, it is rather interesting, and helps shed some new light on the game.

Perhaps even more interesting is the theory that Final Fantasy VIII and III exist in the same world, spread apart by hundreds -- if not thousands -- of years.
I've read almost every theory there is regarding Final Fantasy VIII, few actually make sense and would tie things down pretty well, my personal favorite is Rinoa being Ultimecia which would explain quite a few things, but when Square oficialy denies every posible theorie even though they make more sense then what they had to offer they lose certain amount of charm to them.

There's no such thing as perfect story, but Final Fantasy VIII leaves us with too many unanswered questions I'm afraid, that's ok with older titles, in fact I love older titles for leaving us to our imagination but for day and age where storytelling in games evolved drasticaly I consider this to be a huge flaw. Same goes for Final Fantasy VII where fans have to go beyond adding some backstory to certain character.